Some of youse guys that grew up in the Northeast might remember Harry Guffee's steel shop in Connecticut. If not, think Jim Palenscar and his establishment: in other words, a great steel hang.

I heard Jeff Newman in concert one afternoon there and I was never quite the same ... Anyway, the catalog is a little hard to read but some of the prices will make your head spin.

Larry Bell

From:Englewood, Florida

Posted 20 Dec 2017 8:54 am

Harry was a great resource and a great guy. 1980 was a good year for steel guitar.

One curious thing about the catalog, however, that caught my eye:
The Emmons LeGrande models show a SINGLE 12 LEGRANDE
I've been a 12 string player since the mid-70's and have only seen Emmons push-pull 12s

Harry and I were good friends way back when ,we hung out a lot, even played gigs together. He was not just a good Steel player, he was also a fine songwriter, bass player and vocalist as well. A very talented guy.

Harry started the Ct Steel Guitar association and we had monthly meetings in Meridan Ct. I don't know how I got sucked into it but I was doing the monthly Newsletters !.

Harry also sponsored some very huge Steel guitar shows including bringing Buddy up to Meridan Ct just before the famous '77 St Louis show. Everyone who attended will agree, that afternoon was ICONIC !

All around good guy, did a ton for the Steel guitar community. Several years back I located him somewhere out West , he was still involved in music production and writing.

Those of us in that NE area at that time, we sure had some good times.

A teacher in Connecticut._________________Excel 3/4 Pedal With An 8 String Hawaiian Neck

Jack Strayhorn

From:Winston-Salem, NC

Posted 3 Jan 2018 12:48 pm

There were never any 12 string LeGrande's built, however Ron Lashley Sr. would have considered adding them if enough people showed interest. It never received enough inquiries to give it consideration.